To access the Media Center subscription databases:
Go to the BRRHS home page: http://www.brrsd.k12.nj.us/highschool.cfm
On Left sidebar - Select HS Library
You will be directed to the BRRHS Library Webpage, where you can view a list of all the Subscription Databases. Click on the link to the database that you want to search and enter the User ID and Password in the login page.
ID: nj08807
Password: panthers
Books
To find books in the library you need to use the Spectrum Online Catalog. Click on the icon on your PC desktop for Spectrum Patron's Catalog.
Spectrum automatically opens to the Easy Search Screen. If you type a keyword in the search box, a complete listing of books related to your search term will appear on the screen. You can combine terms in the Expanded Search Screen using AND, OR and AND NOT connectors: these are called Boolean Operators. You can obtain instructions on how to use these terms to refine your search by going to this site: Boolean Operators
Clicking on the tabs at the top of the results screen will sort the list of books by call number, title, author or date. Sorting by call number will show you areas of the library where most of the books will be found.
To print selected titles from the list, hold down the Control key and use the mouse to highlight the book titles that you want to print. Clicking on the Print tab will open the print option window. Type in your name and choose the Highlighted button to print the selected titles. The list of books will be printed in MLA format.
You may also access selected BRRHS databases through the links below.
Suggested Databases: All of these databases can be also be accessed from the Library Website; just scroll down until you see the database link.
Facts on File World Atlas :
Select a country from the drop-down menu. Look at the "At a Glance" box for specific topics (People & Cultures or Society) and then use the navigation box directly over the article to move to different sub-topics.
Culturegrams
Select the World Edition tab. Use the drop-down menu at the top left of page to select a country. Select descriptive information topics from side-bar at left or view an entire country report in PDF format by selecting function in upper right corner.
Country Watch
Select a country from the Country Review drop-down menu in the left sidebar. Click on some of the selections under the Country Review (Culture & Arts, Cultural Etiquette) to view information and links to other web sites.
Country Reports EBSCOHost
Select Student Research Center from the list of databases. Click on the Country Reports icon. Type in a country name in the search box.
Also try searching in the Reference section for specific ethnic groups. Select Books & Encyclopedias and type the name of an ethnic group in the search box (e.g., Bedouin or Aborigines)..
Culture A-Z
To access the Media Center subscription databases:
Go to the BRRHS home page: http://www.brrsd.k12.nj.us/highschool.cfm
On Left sidebar - Select HS Library
You will be directed to the BRRHS Library Webpage, where you can view a list of all the Subscription Databases. Click on the link to the database that you want to search and enter the User ID and Password in the login page.
ID: nj08807
Password: panthers
Books
To find books in the library you need to use the Spectrum Online Catalog. Click on the icon on your PC desktop for Spectrum Patron's Catalog.
Spectrum automatically opens to the Easy Search Screen. If you type a keyword in the search box, a complete listing of books related to your search term will appear on the screen. You can combine terms in the Expanded Search Screen using AND, OR and AND NOT connectors: these are called Boolean Operators. You can obtain instructions on how to use these terms to refine your search by going to this site: Boolean Operators
Clicking on the tabs at the top of the results screen will sort the list of books by call number, title, author or date. Sorting by call number will show you areas of the library where most of the books will be found.
To print selected titles from the list, hold down the Control key and use the mouse to highlight the book titles that you want to print. Clicking on the Print tab will open the print option window. Type in your name and choose the Highlighted button to print the selected titles. The list of books will be printed in MLA format.
You may also access selected BRRHS databases through the links below.
Suggested Databases: All of these databases can be also be accessed from the Library Website; just scroll down until you see the database link.
Facts on File World Atlas :
Select a country from the drop-down menu. Look at the "At a Glance" box for specific topics (People & Cultures or Society) and then use the navigation box directly over the article to move to different sub-topics.
Culturegrams
Select the World Edition tab. Use the drop-down menu at the top left of page to select a country. Select descriptive information topics from side-bar at left or view an entire country report in PDF format by selecting function in upper right corner.
Country Watch
Select a country from the Country Review drop-down menu in the left sidebar. Click on some of the selections under the Country Review (Culture & Arts, Cultural Etiquette) to view information and links to other web sites.
Country Reports EBSCOHost
Select Student Research Center from the list of databases. Click on the Country Reports icon. Type in a country name in the search box.
Also try searching in the Reference section for specific ethnic groups. Select Books & Encyclopedias and type the name of an ethnic group in the search box (e.g., Bedouin or Aborigines)..
Suggested Websites:
World Trade Organization (WTO)
BBC News
Students of the World
GeographyIQ
CIA World Factbook
National Geographic
Library of Congress: Country Studies
UN Data